Ibrowse fonts again

[Gav]

Ok so i goto the fonts and click to one i want and then what?I click ok and nothing happens and the fonts are still the same...
Thanks...

[SilvrDrgn]

Are you expecting the fonts on the page you are currently viewing to change after you click the OK button?  If so, maybe you have to reload the page.  Or maybe the page doesn't use the font setting that you changed.

[Gav]

Well whatever really,it doesnt matter if i start the browser again as they are still tiny and hard to read at the size they are..

[cgutjahr]

Gav wrote:
Well whatever really,it doesnt matter if i start the browser again as they are still tiny and hard to read at the size they are..

A website designer can specify the fonts that the browser should use when displaying the site. If you change just one or two fonts, it may happen that the website you are looking at is using another font.

Give us an example for a website that has small fonts, so that we can have a look at the page. Also tell us *exactly* what fonts (and what font sizes) you changed and what fonts are listed in IBrowse's prefs window.

[Gav]

Its the same on every site i go on,all small and the same...

[JaXanim]

Have you got a suitable set of TrueType fonts in your Sys:Fonts directory? You need TrueType type compugraphic fonts to enable your browser to 'interpret' what the original website contains.

If you don't have the above, then go to Matt Sealey's excellent tutorial on this. It's written with Voyager in mind, but the principle is the same in IBrowse.

When you have the required fonts, you need to set them up in IB's Preferences section.

To do this, go to the IB menu Preferences/Settings/HTML/Fonts
There you will find options for setting up the 'Normal' and 'Fixed Width' fonts for your 'Display' and for 'Printing' functions.

The Display fonts are probably the more important to you.
Here, I use Tahoma/10 to /24 for the 'Normal' range. I think I left the Printing fonts at default. Anyway, mine are CGTimes/9 to /24.

In the 'Fixed Width' section, I have Ariel/11 to /24 and LetterGothic/7 to /24 in the 'Printing' section.

I find these settings provides IB with the optimum range for most web pages.

Cheers,

JaX

[cgutjahr]

@Gav:

You really need to give more information, we are not that good at reading your mind. ;-)

Can you post screenshots of your IBrowse prefs window? If not try to describe as detailed ass possible what fonts you have configured etc.

[Gav]

The font i downloaded was times new roman and i set it up in the settings area of ibrowse but still no luck..This is so annoying i mean why cant it just be a simple click on a fot to pick the one you want?

[cgutjahr]

Gav wrote:
The font i downloaded was times new roman and i set it up in the settings area of ibrowse but still no luck..

As detailed as possible.

"I set it up in the settings area" is not exactly detailed. For all I know, you could have it installed as the default tool for JPEG pictures.

This is so annoying i mean why cant it just be a simple click on a fot to pick the one you want?

It usually is.

[JaXanim]

@gav

The advice given above is good, why not take it and save yourself a heap of frustration!

JaX

[Gav]

Thanks for the help ppl,i had did something slightly wrong which i had missed but its all good now...
Thanks again..
Gav